Tip 1: Setting Up a New Project
Tip 2: Edit FlipVideo Clips in Movie Maker
Tip 3: Adding Transition for flip video in Movie Maker
Tip 4: Add Titles and Credits in Movie Maker
Tip 5: Add narration for Flip video
Tip 6:Use Music in Your Movie Maker Project
Tip 7: Add Effects in Movie Maker
Tip 8: Put Your Movie Maker Video on the Web
This article is mainly for Flip Ultra(HD), Flip Mino(HD), flip SlideHD user who like to edit Flip video with Windows Movie Maker
First, Flip MP4 files can not be imported to Windows Movie Maker directly, just using Flip file to WMM converter convert Flip video to AVI or WMV and import converted Flip video to WMM.Then edit Flip video with Windows Movie Maker as the following Tips:
Open Windows movie maker , go to File→Save Project As→C Drive→Create New Folder→ rename it Movie Maker projects→ Movie one→save.
Media Management(save temporary files which are created when effects are used): Tools→ Options→Browse→click Movie one Folder→OK .
Keep Mind:Movie Maker Project Preferences and Advanced Preferences (choose4:3/16:9) just try by yourself.
Click on the Show Timeline button→drag the Flip clip into the timeline.
Trim Edits
Trim the length of the clip: click on the edge of a clip and drag it→Click on top of the timeline and drag to move around a play head.
Split Edits in Movie Maker
If you want to split a clip into two clips, select the clip→move the play head to where you want to cut→click on the Split Clip icon.
Keep Mind: Delete one of these two new clips by pressing delete.
Windows Movie Maker includes about 60 transitions and 28 special effects you can easily use to add professional touches and visual interest to your movies.
Transitions are how one scene switches to the next, you can use Movie Maker transitions to insert fades, flips, dissolves, and other dramatic shifts between scenes.
Step 1:Movie Taskspane→under Edit Movie→ View video transitions.
Step 2:Choose the desired transition→select and drag into storyboard between desired clips.
Step 3:After inserting transition→sample the change in the Monitor to determine if it works in the way you desire.
Step 4:To change a transition you can either Undothe action, right click on the transition in the Storyboard and select delete, or simply drag a new transition over the old transition.
Using the title and credits feature in Windows Movie Maker, you can easily create an interesting title sequence at the beginning of your movie and provide a list of credits and also place titles in between scenes of the movie.
Step 1: Movie Tasks pane→under Edit Movie→select Make titles or credits.
Step 2: Determine where you want to add a title and select that option.
Step 3: In the text box which appears, enter your desired text.
Step 4: At the bottom of the text box, WMM provides options for changing text font style, size, and color, Text animation can also be manipulated through clicking on Change the title animation and selecting the desired options.
Step 5: As text additions are made, a sample of the changes can be seen in the Monitor. When completed, select Done, add title to movie and the text will be added to the timeline.
Home movies don't have much audio. For example, filmed when snowboarding, there might be nonstop action but nothing to listen to (except the cheering audience), Fortunately, with Windows Movie Maker, you have two options if you want to make up for the lack of audio: you can add or replace the audio with your own narration of the action, or with music.
Step1: If you have a desktop computer, connect a microphone, If you have a portable computer, use the built-in microphone. (external microphone recommend).
Step2:Select the Tools menu→Narrate Timeline→OK
Tips: On the timeline, click the clip you want to narrate.
Step3: Narrate Timeline window→select Start Narration→stop the process simply select Stop Narration→save your narration
Step4: Click Play on the Monitor (or top left of the timeline/storyboard) and sample your narration.
Windows Movie Maker, you can add any music from your CD collection to your Flip movies
Movie Tasks pane→under Capture Video→Import audio or music→click the name of the song→click ImportDrag the song →click OK→Movie Maker shows your song on the timeline→Click Play in the Preview Monitor to watch your movie and listen to the background music→right-click the music→click Volume etc.
Edit Flip video through blurring, increasing or decreasing brightness, speeding up or slowing down frames, rotating images or video clips, fading in or fading out, and more.
Movie Taskspane→Edit Movie→View video effects→Choose the desired effect→select and drag into the storyboard or timeline over the desired clips→sample the change in the preview screen to determine.
Keep Mind: Right click on a specific clip and add or remove effects. WMM will allow you to add up to six different (or the same) effects on each clip.
With WMM, Putting your own home movies on the Web is almost as easy as watching them.
Step1:Movie Tasks pane→Finish Movie→Send to the Web→type a name for your movie→click Next→select the type of Internet connection →click Next→On the Select a Video Hosting Provider and Sign In page(saves your movie might take several minutes)→select your video hosting provider→Type your user name and password→click Next→On the Completing the Save Movie Wizard page→select Watch my movie on the Web→click Finish.
Keep Mind: The Save Movie Wizard opens Web browser on video hosting provider's page, so you can see what others will see when you share your movie. It's probably smaller than it appears on computer for smaller videos are easier to share across the Internet.
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